History has shown that what might be viewed and accepted in one decade can be an anathema in the next – take smoking as an example. Looking retrospectively, we tend to categorise these as monumental societal shifts in attitude and…
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DRINKAWARE RESPONSE TO IRISH EXAMINER ARTICLE ON DRINK DRIVING STATISTICS
The latest Garda statistics again showing an increase in drink driving arrests (‘Drink driving arrests in February up 22.8% on last year’, 09/04/19) make for unsettling reading. We know that any amount of alcohol will affect your ability to drive safely, which…
National Workplace Wellbeing Day 2019: Book a Drinkaware Workshop
The fifth National Workplace Wellbeing Day is set to take place on Friday, 12th April. Last year, over 700 companies signed up to promote employee health, and this figure is expected to increase this year as the trend for improving health and wellbeing continues to grow….
BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2019
The Irish Cancer Society estimates that up to 2,800 people will be diagnosed with bowel cancer this year, and more than 1,000 people will die from it. However, with a growing, ageing population, the National Cancer Registry projects the number of diagnoses to reach over…
CEO COMMENTS: DEFINITIONS NEED CONTEXT TO CURB DENIAL AND DELUSION
Our persistent pursuit of simplicity means we like things to be black and white. We like to know when we’re sick and when we’re healthy. We see things as good or bad, always or never, right or wrong. And we…
Education Matters: School-based Alcohol Education Matters
With Irish children as young as 13 years having their first alcoholic drink and almost one in five 12-14-year-olds having reported being drunk1, the need to educate and inform young people about alcohol is a societal imperative and for Drinkaware,…
LET’S CHALLENGE THE IRISH STEREOTYPE THIS ST PATRICK’S DAY AND RECLAIM OUR NATIONAL DAY’S STORY
Ask a tourist what Ireland is famous for this St Patrick’s Day and you’ll most likely be told it’s “the drink”—which is likely what we would also say ourselves. 74% of the adult population in Ireland believe that drinking to…
NEW MINDFUL DRINKING MOVEMENT REVEALED AS DRINKAWARE’S ONLINE DRINKS CALCULATOR EXCEEDS 74,000
Ahead of St Patrick’s Day, Drinkaware, the national not-for-profit organisation working to reduce alcohol misuse, is calling on the Irish public to challenge the Irish drinking stereotype this weekend and consider a more mindful approach to drinking alcohol during the…
DRINKAWARE JOINS MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND RSA TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY
Today Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. visited the RSA stand at the Motorbike and Scooter Tradeshow to experience their shuttle and roll-over simulator. These are used by the RSA nationwide to educate the public about killer driver behaviours….